The next 'Marathon' update got delayed to December 8th and launches with the Symbiosis update alongside a new shell, permanent PvE experience, and refreshed Perimeter zone, the update will also include a social space/firing range, and a experimental TDM mode. www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Ar...

Yo! It's #GamingNewsRecap day! This week Nintendo blessed us with two Directs including a release date for Zelda, Sony dropped Physint and Xbox picked it up and there was a massive Steam leak (the company not the aggregate state). counterculture.ghost.io/the-rundown-6/

The Rundown #6

Nintendo blessed us with two Directs, including a release date for Zelda, Sony dropped 'Physint', Xbox picked it up, and there was a massive Steam leak (the company not the aggregate state). Hey every...

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It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.

Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Mr. Mamdani is a master of new media... But as mayor, he has also been able to use taxpayer funds to create a sprawling network of hundreds of friendly influencers to boost his priorities, provide positive depictions of his administration and enhance his popularity."

Yo! It's #GamingNewsRecap Day! This week Sony hold two State of Plays, Xbox is slashing Xcloud, No Rest for the Wicked got delayed and Bit Reactor seems to be in trouble. counterculture.ghost.io/rundown-5/

Rundown #5

Hey welcome back everybody to video game news! Time flies and Gamescom was already a week ago! Sadly I got hit with the convention flu and I gave my best this week to not vomit my soul out. I still ha...

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it's not an exaggeration to say that jk rowling is the world's most powerful and prominent transphobe outside of elon musk it's easy to not buy a tesla and it's easy to not watch the harry potter tv show

The Verge@theverge.com · 2w ago

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

This is what living next door to a 30 megawatt data center sounds like.

Bit Reactor (Star WarsZeroCompany) "has furloughed most of its employees and terminated contractor" weeks before the launch of its first game. According to Game Files sources, 80% of the studio is affected. www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-...

When the normal people I know hear about GTA 6 and start looking for a console to buy

Love a direct, to the point queen. Say it plainly and leave no space for bad-faith bullshit.

Laura Chapin@laurachapin.bsky.social · 2w ago

"For the next two minutes, Cloud detailed three issues impacting women that she believes deserve more attention than Freedom: domestic violence, sexual assault and food insecurity." www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...

Yo! It's #GamingNewsRecap Day! Rockstar addressed the leaks and finally showed some official game play, 'Terranigma' is officially back from the dead and there are way too many people at Gamescom! counterculture.ghost.io/the-rundown-4/

The Rundown #4

Hey, welcome back to video games! What a wild week! I'm currently still at Gamescom, to be more specific I'm currently standing at the train station Köln Deutz and writing this full of panic becaus...

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kanter and dildo throwing freaks and wnba protesters unable to name anyone but two players in the news show how much sustained and frequently disingenuous public theater it takes to make a space an ideological battleground

LMAOOOOOOOOOO somebody finally asked the transphobes if they know any WNBA players besides and NOPE

Watch our documentary from late last year: Tesla's Dangerous Doors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lFz...

The Dangerous Feature in Tesla's Doors

YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals

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Dana Hull@danahull.bsky.social · 4w ago

👀 Tesla vehicles have electrically controlled handles that can stop working in some crashes, which “could hinder occupants from quickly opening the doors to escape and impede rescue efforts by those outside the vehicle, posing a safety hazard,” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Hey! It's #GamingNewsRecap Day! This week in videogames, GTA VI kinda leaked (second look soon on Netflix), Horizon Hunters Gathering gets rebooted, 2XKO found dead at a christmas party and Terranigma is coming back (maybe)! Hope you have nice weekend! counterculture.ghost.io/the-rundown-3/

The Rundown #3

Hey everyone, Welcome back to videogame news! It's the weekend before Gamescom! I'm leaving for Cologne tomorrow and can't wait to see all the cool people and games this year. There will be "some c...

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I solved today’s Dartwords in 3 guesses! www.dartwords.com/share?id=va1...

Dartwords - August 19th, 2026

I solved today's Dartwords in 3 guesses!

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Yo! It's #GamingNewsRecap day! This week in videogames, Netflix is shutting down Night School Studios, Saber CEO embarrassed himself after he got asked why he replaced an employee with AI and Super Mario Bros. speedrunners are getting faster! counterculture.ghost.io/the-rundown-2/

The Rundown #2

Hey everyone, Welcome back to videogame news! In case you missed it, we now have a Discord where you can link the news channel to your own server or hang out with us if you want. 🙂 I wish I could s...

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Thank you for the nice story @kaylacobb.bsky.social, and long live doing creative work on hard mode.

Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters just told investors that Night School's latest release, Unhinged, became one of its two most successful cloud game launches. Evidently, that wasn't enough to save the studio or its workforce.

NEW— Richard Hanania has become a celebrated “former” white supremacist with profiles and accolades in mainstream news outlets. But as the person who first exposed Hanania’s past, @letsgomathias.bsky.social argues in this piece that his current views on race show an unaccountable and unchanged man:

You don’t have to hand it to Richard Hanania

The so-called "former" white supremacist's work doesn't show accountability—or that he's actually moved on from his earlier views, Christopher Mathias writes.

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I am coming to believe we need a better quality of AI booster www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live

An AI future of sleek, streamlined, and totally empty relationships.

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Kids, gather round. Yes, this was a real controversy in the before times... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_...

Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · last mo.

Former President Obama breaks out the tan suit once again.

From laid off to front page of Twitch Don’t let your dreams just be dreams

Jesse Vitelli@mamavitelli.bsky.social · last mo.

I was laid off from Restart today, alongside my wonderful and talented co-workers. Sucks to write, but here we are. Lots of ways you can help, but I'm currently live with a lay-off subathon where you can come and chat and sub to keep the timer going to give me some cash Twitch.tv/MamaVitelli

I have never posted on Nextdoor but it remains my favorite social network because of the out-of-pocket shit people are willing to say under their government names. here's one woman's story of the real-world consequences of pissing off all your neighbors www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/the-villain-...

How I became the villain of El Cerrito’s Nextdoor

“I had a panic attack. Then I wrote an apology letter.”

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If you're starting Ted Lasso Season 4, here's the backstory of the Kansas City stadium in the first episode. Forty banks refused to finance it. They didn't believe a women's team could generate enough revenue to pay for it. It's sold out every game. www.wsj.com/sports/socce...

No One Wanted to Finance Their Stadium. Now Every Game Is a Sellout.

Building a professional women’s soccer venue was seen as brash. Now the Kansas City Current’s is a blueprint for others.

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Yikes. Women accounted for all of the job losses and all of the labor force decline in July, according to @nwlc.org

I don’t wanna talk about how much protein is in what food anymore!!! I don’t need my water to be chunky with protein! Leave me alone!

I am here to defend the noble action movie from the classicist Emily Wilson: aftermath.site/the-odyssey-em...

“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”

BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs

Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation

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Is generative AI actually a social media problem? Our friend Ryan Broderick over at Garbage Day thinks so. I hadn’t thought about it this way before, but it’s interesting! In a good... https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/975531/is-generative-ai-actually-a-social-media-problem

We've got company. Here is your next cast (with some very special guests) for our next episode of Blood on the Clocktower, filmed in a mansion! Premiering this Friday at 6 PM BST on the Yogscast channel ft. @norollsbarred.bsky.social!